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Productivity reform has been put in the too-hard basket for years. Here’s why leaders leave it alone

  • Written by: Lachlan Vass, Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Productivity reform has been put in the too-hard basket for years. Here’s why leaders leave it aloneNational licensing of electricians has been one of the few productivity reforms of recent years.Shutterstock

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